An appealing approach to creating elegant, worldly interiors that are rooted in the comforts of home. Interior designer Timothy Whealon is beloved for his accessible style, his seamless blend of classic and modern influences, and his skillful use of artwork and antiques, thanks to an extensive knowledge of fine and decorative arts. Whealon's design philosophy finds its roots in classicism; however, he approaches each project with a fresh, twenty-first-century eye that makes it both modern and...

David Hockney is the most famous living British artist. And he is arguably one of the more famous American artists as well. Emerging from the north of England in the 1960s, he made quite a splash in Swinging London as a portaitist, and went on to make a even bigger splash in Los Angeles when he moved there in the 1970s. His figurative paintings of the 1970s and 1980s captured the zeitgeist of West Coast living, while he also explored new avenues by constructing mosaics out of polaroids. By th...

De Friese kunstenaar Jentsje Popma (1921) ontwikkelde zich in de loop van zijn leven tot een veelzijdig kunstenaar: beeldhouwer, glazenier, tekenaar, kunstschilder en docent aan de kunstacademie Minerva in Groningen. Een groot oeuvre van beelden en ramen van zijn hand is nog steeds zichtbaar in de openbare ruimte. Hierin geeft hij op trefzekere wijze gestalte aan de historie van Friesland en de Bijbelse verhalen. Zijn schilderijen tonen met name landschappen, dijken en de Wadden: vol kleur, m...

With fifty-three paintings on paper Ed van der Kooy (The Hague, 1956) reflects on the current juncture, at which a volatile pandemic, racial riots and a persistent climate crisis dominate news reports. Sometimes the pictures are dark and intense. Sometimes they just appear to be idyllic, because there is a snake in the grass, disturbing the dream. In a painterly respect, too, nothing seems to be self-evident.

At his request, his daughter Floortje van der Kooy (The Hague, 1993) writes her refl...

Belgian artist Gert Robijns has spent the past decade working on his “Reset” concept, wherein the recreation and revaluation of the landscape are key. In 2010, Robijns made a copy of the small town of Gotem, his birthplace, out of white wood and metal on a scale of 75:100, including the church and rectory. From then on, he became dedicated to following this idea of “Reset” in various projects, among them Reset Charbon, a reflection on Limburg’s mining history, and Reset Mobile, a so...

"Maarten Baas - New Times" deals with the phenomenon of time. The focus is on Baas' series "Real Time", which he has been constantly developing since 2009. In this series, his versatile approach to design, through the use of different disciplines, becomes particularly clear. He combines film, performance, art and design to rethink clocks and thus manages to tell us stories with his design.

Katrien Windey schildert fotorealistisch, geïnspireerd op de technieken van de oude meesters. Haar schilderijen suggereren intimiteit en kwetsbaarheid. Françoise Buylen schrijft poëzie in interactie met het werk van Katrien. Beiden laten zich raken door mensen dichtbij en veraf en kruipen als het ware in hun huid. In dit kunstboek werden 47 schilderijen en evenveel gedichten gebundeld. Het kreeg de titel 'Raak me'.

De basis voor een nieuwe Kosmotronik is altijd een bestaand object van plastic, zoals een föhn of helm. Deze alledaagse apparaten en objecten worden door de meeste mensen als afval beschouwd zodra ze stuk zijn, maar door beeldend kunstenaar Harry Arling niet. Hij ziet de schoonheid in de afgedankte materialen en recyclet het van afval tot kunst. Inmiddels zijn de magische machines internationaal tentoongesteld en kennen de Kosmotroniks vele liefhebbers.

In 2021 maakte Uitgeverij Komma met Ha...

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An inspiring guide showcasing skillful renovations and adaptions of old homes for the modern lifestyle Renovation continues to be an important and fundamental part of modern architecture, whether it be throu...